[Yr11 Information Technology] RE: yr. 11 Excursion idea

Sat Mar 8 22:55:30 EST 2008

See the CSIRAC computer, the fourth computer in the world. CSIRAC
(pronounced 'sigh-rack') was designed and built in Australia. It made its
first successful test run in November 1949. CSIRAC is the only intact
first-generation computer surviving anywhere in the world and is located at
the Melbourne Museum.
     http://museumvictoria.com.au/csirac/

Here are some pictures I took. (I helped with the classroom worksheets that
you can freely download)
     http://www.flickr.com/photos/plakboek/tags/csirac/

Regards Roland

On 03/03/2008, Mahdavi, Sash S <mahdavi.sash.s at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I teach IT Applications at Scoresby S.C. I'm looking for ideas to take
> my kids on an excursion. If you have any ideas please let me know.
> thanks
>
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> great project, thanks roland
>
> I was thinking of some preliminary activities to introduce greek maths /
> science to start with including some  nocturnal activities
>
> eg. holding a ruler at arms length to measure the diameter of the moon,
> then
> using similar triangles to estimate the ratio b/w the moons diameter and
> distance of the moon from the earth (or using a coin if you have a
> partner
> to help)
>
> which also happens to be the same as the ratio b/w the suns diameter and
> the
> distance of the sun from the earth (since the sun is exactly covered by
> the
> moon during an eclipse)
>
> more info here:
> http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/lectures/gkastr1.html
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>
> --
> Bill Kerr
> http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/
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> On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Roland Gesthuizen
> <rgesthuizen at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > [image: Eratosthenes science week image]
> >
> > RMIT University is coordinating a national schools project inviting
> > teachers and students from Years 10, 11 and 12 to re-enact
> Eratosthenes'
> > famous experiment in measuring the angle of the Sun at local noon to
> > determine the radius of the Earth from 16 to 24 August 2008.
> >
> > It is a fun online activity that your students might enjoy doing at
> > outdoors at lunchtime.
> >
> > We had some fun doing this last year whilst we collected numbers and a
> > splash of vitamin D. Maths might be tricky for younger students but
> fun to
> > try.
> >
> > Full details, study guide and student resources at:
> >      http://www.rmit.edu.au/scienceweek/eratosthenes
> >
> >
> > Regards Roland
> >
> > --
> > Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
> > http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au
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Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change
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